Painted portraits

In a comment on one of my recent posts, someone used the phrase “art for profit” in an attempt to be negative. But rather than an insult, that’s a dream! I feel so incredibly lucky that my “work” is something I absolutely love—painting the fascinating, endless variety of human faces. And how great is it that something I love to create happens to be something that others value, too. As long as I can continue to elicit reactions like the one to this portrait—“omg, I freaking LOVE it!”—I’m…

MY BRAND PROMISE I am a US-based painter. (Most sellers use artists in Eastern Europe or China) Every portrait is painted by me, A.J. Alper (Some sellers farm out the work) Each portrait is produced in oils by hand. No digital processing or printing is used in my work (Not true with most sellers) Every portrait comes with a 100% money-back guarantee (I stand behind my work) I use quality archival materials in my portraits (The work is intended to last centuries) 100% GENUINE HAND-PAINTED…

Learn the art of capturing a striking portrait using minimal brushwork. Explore the techniques to convey depth and emotion with economy and precision in your artwork.

7 paintings you must see from Lucian Freud's first retrospective at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

For Sale on 1stDibs - Autoportrait (1947), Canvas, Oil Paint by Laurent Dauptain. Offered by Hugo Galerie.

Oil painting on Panel / Board / MDF, Subject: People and portraits, Impressionistic style, One of a kind artwork, Signed on the front, Ready to hang, Size: 9 x 12 x 0.1 in (unframed) / 9 x 12 in (actual image size), Materials: oil

I found this great image online. you could just sense the paints thickness, he preached to let the paint retain the tracks of the brush. i have a little suspicion that as much as he squinted he would also blurred his vision with eyes wide open in order to eliminate the number of planes and detail, in order to see color mass and color variations. This is why i think he was among the greatest to capture flesh tones because he then was more able to see color by itself instead of color as the…